Meaning of 'fold'

noun

the act of folding

Example: "I gave the napkins a double fold."

Synonyms: folding

noun

a pen for sheep

Synonyms: sheepfold sheep pen sheepcote

noun

a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

Synonyms: plica

noun

a group of sheep or goats

Synonyms: flock

noun

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

Synonyms: congregation

noun

a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

Synonyms: folding

noun

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

Example: "a fold in the napkin"

Synonyms: flexure

verb

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

verb

become folded or folded up

Example: "The bed folds in a jiffy"

Synonyms: fold up

verb

bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Example: "fold up the newspaper"

Synonyms: turn up fold up

verb

confine in a fold, like sheep

Synonyms: pen up

verb

cease to operate or cause to cease operating

Synonyms: close close up shut down close down